Agricultural land use, per capita in Belize
Belize: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.4427 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.4427 hectares per person for agricultural land use, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.8437 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4427 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Belize 89th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8437 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.8226 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8105 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7874 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.7643 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.7507 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7279 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7061 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6947 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6792 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6759 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6657 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6643 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6553 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6519 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6386 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6329 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6704 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6635 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6618 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6519 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6359 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6206 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6061 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6166 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6147 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6537 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6565 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.67 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6882 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.695 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7121 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7337 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7182 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7152 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.699 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6806 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6573 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6436 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6188 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5999 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5937 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5762 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5595 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5434 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.528 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5133 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4994 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4958 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4903 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4797 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4784 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4683 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4586 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4771 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4661 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4609 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4524 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.451 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4606 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4604 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4519 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4427 hectares per person | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7675 hectares per person | 0.6947 hectares per person | 0.8437 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6598 hectares per person | 0.6329 hectares per person | 0.6792 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6388 hectares per person | 0.6061 hectares per person | 0.67 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6943 hectares per person | 0.6436 hectares per person | 0.7337 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5528 hectares per person | 0.4958 hectares per person | 0.6188 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4683 hectares per person | 0.451 hectares per person | 0.4903 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4539 hectares per person | 0.4427 hectares per person | 0.4606 hectares per person | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5844 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Belize?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Belize was 0.4427 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8437 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4427 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Belize rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Belize ranks 89th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.